Sarah Gilman was a female Human, the daughter of David Gold and Rachel Gilman, their fifth child out of six. As a young child, Sarah saw very little of her father due to his Starfleet postings, and once mistook him for a stranger on a visit home. (SCE eBook: Wildfire, Book 2)

As a young adult, she was accepted to study at a music conservatory. (SCE eBook: Progress)